Fred advises technology, financial services, and healthcare companies and founders on litigation, intellectual property rights, cybersecurity, data privacy and security, and general corporate matters. He works hand in hand with fellow lawyers and experts in technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, fund formation, data breach response, and equity compensation.
An experienced litigator and former in-house counsel, Fred focuses on achieving legal outcomes in a cost-effective manner. He is often praised for his strategic, businesslike approach to complicated, contentious problems.
Fred is proud of his pro bono work. He has advocated for abandoned immigrant children, persons in need of guardianship, and individuals facing religious persecution. And he regularly assists nonprofit organizations with legal compliance and funding goals.
Fred volunteers as a director of ACCESS Group, Inc., a non-profit delivering exceptional services to intellectually and developmentally disabled persons across the state. He is a long-time supporter of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra; the Oxford American literary magazine; and Little Rock Central High School.
Representative matters include intellectual property litigation, including claims of patent, trademark, and copyright infringement; trade secret protection; class action defense; consumer protection defense, including bank fee, data breach, and TCPA litigation; securities fraud; shareholder suits; and First Amendment, election, and administrative law. Fred’s clients have achieved favorable outcomes pre-litigation; at mediation and arbitration; at trial, including bench and jury trial victories; in administrative proceedings; and on appeal, affirming key wins and reversing adverse rulings.
